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He had no known connection to the victims<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"2c2eefb0-b23e-4d88-b291-c4791d338934\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-cab078f1-566d-4055-a1b3-f570744f477f\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-eab39cc2-daa9-4e74-b679-6a259fcc7e67\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-5b54eb2a-211f-4e58-9e50-53ef054fdd73\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-7907038c-7e0d-44cf-a352-db58d866eddd [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(3.843692889205741%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#3b3b3e\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-7907038c-7e0d-44cf-a352-db58d866eddd\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6f373277-74aa-4a9f-86ab-0cf2e41927e3\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:266.77338%;height:100%;left:-70.56618%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/thedailyguardian.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/230627174237-02-kohberger-hearing-0627.jpg\" alt=\"\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:72.81553%;width:100%;height:24.11003%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-cab078f1-566d-4055-a1b3-f570744f477f\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-eab39cc2-daa9-4e74-b679-6a259fcc7e67\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-2b4dce4c-c78d-4024-abc1-dd9dfdc83d70\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.5);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:4.12621%;top:75.72816%;width:91.74757%;height:18.28479%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-5b54eb2a-211f-4e58-9e50-53ef054fdd73\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5291005291005291% 0.5291005291005291% 0.5291005291005291% 0.5291005291005291% \/ 1.7699115044247788% 1.7699115044247788% 1.7699115044247788% 1.7699115044247788%\" id=\"el-67dbe9d6-59c5-4428-8ab8-4910922ae4a6\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.5202380952380956% 0;font-family:&quot;Alegreya&quot;,serif;font-size:0.372168em;line-height:1.19;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; 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